Taiko Beats
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Taiko Beats
Monday, 16th, September | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
£9.00
Taiko Beats is a learn taiko class where adult beginners are welcomed and experienced players in the community can practice their skills and learn a new taiko rhythm or song.
A 60-minute session starting with a short warm-up, moving on to some foundational technique practice, and focusses on learning a new taiko rhythm or song. There is always a part to play if you’re new to taiko, supported by our more experienced players that will give you the experience of playing with a taiko group. This class is about having fun, spending meaningful time for yourself, meeting people and learning something new.
This is a pay-as-you-go class, but you can also pay for a half-term at a time.
Sliding scales work best when there are clear guidelines and when users are honest about their usage. Some organisations require proof of wealth or income to use certain tiers of the sliding scale. This sliding scale is intentionally honour – based and not income – based. Please read the guidelines for our various tiers below before purchasing and thanks for your support!This tier is for you if you have access to financial security on your own or through your family. If you own property, have personal savings, comfortably meet your basic needs through your employment or can comfortably not work, and can partake in activities like multiple wellness classes, purchase many wants throughout the year or travel by plane for leisure trips. This Supporting level supports members who do not have access to financial resources for leisure activities and need to utilize the Supported tier. Basic:
The price the practitioner would charge all members in the absence of a sliding scale. This rate is for those who do not honestly find themselves reflected in either of the other tier descriptions and who are not in a place to pay the Supporting price. Supported:
Supported classes are for those for whom it is a struggle to maintain access to basic needs such as housing, food, healthcare, child care, or are financially debilitated by debt, if budgeting for our classes means cutting into funds for housing, food, etc. This level is also for those who have experienced generational and/or systemic disadvantage in accessing resources.
This sliding scale is inspired by Ruth Janssen of Exe Movement, who in turn was inspired by Annie Zylstra from Heartland Harmony, both also working with the arts in communities. My hope is that it works out and we can all have access to things that make us happy.